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honewort

honewort noun: a perennial plant, Cryptotaenia canadensis, sometimes cultivated as a vegetable.

Noun

honewort (plural honeworts)

  1. A perennial plant, Cryptotaenia canadensis, sometimes cultivated as a vegetable.
  2. A small European plant, Trinia glauca, once thought to be a remedy for swellings.

Forms of honewort

pluralhoneworts

Origin of honewort

From hone + wort, from hone (“a swelling”).

Questions about honewort

What does honewort mean?
Honewort means a perennial plant, Cryptotaenia canadensis, sometimes cultivated as a vegetable.
What part of speech is honewort?
Honewort is a noun.
What is the plural of honewort?
The plural of honewort is honeworts.

Words near honewort in the dictionary

  1. honesty box
  2. honesty boxes
  3. honesty is the best policy
  4. honesty jar
  5. honesty jars
  6. honewort
  7. honeworts
  8. honey
  9. honey ant
  10. honey ants
  11. honey around

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